About The Organisation

Here at NHS Lanarkshire, we put the patient at the heart of everything we do. Each colleague within the organisation plays a key role in how we deliver our healthcare services.

We proudly serve a population of 655,000 across rural and urban communities in both North and South Lanarkshire. NHS Lanarkshire is comprised of Acute Services (which currently provide hospital based services over 3 main sites), Corporate & Property & Support Services, North and South Lanarkshire Health and Social Care Partnerships which provide integrated primary healthcare and social care services to local communities and surrounding areas.

The Role

The postholder provides patient focused quality service to assure an efficient and timely supply of pharmaceutical products and be the team leader for pharmacy staff working within goods receipt area. The accurate and safe assembly of medicines to be dispensed and to receive, check, package and despatch pharmaceutical goods. Please note this is a fixed term post for 12 months.



Where a post only has temporary funding and an existing member of NHS Lanarkshire staff wishes to apply, this will be treated as a secondment. The employee MUST already have written agreement from their line manager to be released on a secondment before applying for the post.

In This Key Role, You Will
- To lead the assistant technical officers and assist the Chief Technician with planning and prioritising work within goods receipt area.
- To receive and check all types of pharmaceutical products into the pharmacy department from wholesalers and other hospitals.
- Notify senior technician or pharmacist if there are any incomplete orders delivered.
- To receive prescriptions and orders at pharmacy dispensary from nurses, patients or portering staff.

What You’ll Bring
- Scottish Vocational Qualification Level II
- Able to plan, prioritise and organise workload and work under pressure.
- Able to work under their own initiative and as part of a tea

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